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On Yesterday’s episode of The MMA Hour, Canadian welterweight legend Georges St-Pierre dumped the fight game on its head by announcing that he’d terminated his UFC contract, and that he planned to explore free agency. Though the UFC quickly released a statement to the contrary, it’s clear that St-Pierre and the organization are not seeing...

Fight fans are eagerly awaiting news on current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor’s next fight. Most people presumed that the Irish star would return at November’s highly anticipated UFC 205 event in New York, where he was expected to challenge current UFC lightweight title holder Eddie Alvarez for the promotions 155-pound title. However, UFC Tonight...

In just one month’s time, former two-division UFC champion BJ Penn will make his long-awaited return to the Octagon. He’ll be taking on the talented Ricardo Lamas in the five-round, featherweight main event of the UFC’s October 15 return to the Philippines. Should Penn win this bout with Lamas, who has long stood out as...

Anthony Pettis got back in the win column with his UFC featherweight debut over the weekend. After the former lightweight champion went on a three-fight losing streak at 155 pounds, “Showtime” dropped down to featherweight and picked up a big win over Charles Oliveira at UFC on FOX 21. Pettis has faced tough competition in...

The UFC recently announced that former featherweight champion Jose Aldo will fight former lightweight title holder Frankie Edgar for a second time at July’s blockbuster UFC 200 pay-per-view event. Officials added that the Aldo vs. Edgar rematch will be for the promotions interim featherweight title. Aldo had been campaigning for a rematch with current UFC featherweight...

Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo (25-2 MMA) will return to the octagon this July when he squares off with former lightweight title holder Frankie Edgar (20-4-1 MMA) at UFC 200 for the promotions interim featherweight strap. Aldo had been actively campaigning for a rematch with current featherweight champion Conor McGregor at this summer’s blockbuster...

UFC president Dana White spoke with ESPN earlier tonight about why the UFC decided to book a Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz rematch as the event headliner for July’s blockbuster UFC 200 event in Las Vegas. Dana goes on to explain why the Diaz vs. McGregor rematch will take place at the welterweight limit of...

WOW! Last week we saw a dedicated MMA fan who had an entire tattoo sleeve dedicated to the UFC, complete with Bruce Buffer, an Octagon girl, gloves touching, and a Las Vegas sign. This McGregor-Aldo tattoo is certainly one of the coolest and most unique UFC tattoos we’ve seen. The pieces were done by award...

Recently former UFC featherweight kingpin Jose Aldo took to social media to campaign for a rematch between himself and Conor McGregor. Aldo revealed that he wants a fight with McGregor regardless of whether or not it’s for the belt, and he won’t accept anything less. Aldo lost to McGregor in 13 seconds at UFC 194,...

Jose Aldo has remained mostly quiet since losing his UFC featherweight championship to Conor McGregor at UFC 194 last month. In the meantime, McGregor has booked a fight at lightweight against Rafael dos Anjos for the lightweight championship on March 5th. Leading many to wonder whether Frankie Edgar or Jose Aldo will get the next...

Following Conor McGregor’s 13 second win over Jose Aldo at UFC 194, we saw McGregor’s popularity taken to an entirely new level. In Dublin, McGregor’s win was immortalized with a ’13 second’ beer, and now it has been taken one step further in the form of a billboard. Check out the hilarious photo below: A...

Jose Aldo may have been KOd in just 13 seconds at UFC 194 to lose the UFC featherweight championship, however he believes that if the punch he landed while he was on his way to sleep landed, he would have knocked McGregor out. BloodyElbow has the transcription: “I think it’s normal (that McGregor was respectful...

Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo is fresh off of his UFC 194 KO loss to Conor McGregor, and currently has no plans set for his next fight. Conor McGregor on the other hand has been booked to move up to lightweight at UFC 197 and challenge Rafael dos Anjos for the UFC lightweight championship....

Jose Aldo was undoubtably and understandably devastated by his 13 second KO loss to Conor McGregor at UFC 194. After a world tour leading up to UFC 189, and then many more months of buildup leading to UFC 194, Aldo certainly felt the pressure going into the fight. In a recent interview with Combate, Aldo...

One of the most historic fights in UFC history is coming upon us as Conor McGregor will look to become the first fighter to simultaneously hold two championship titles in two different weight classes. McGregor has a tough task ahead of him in the lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. Dos Anjos spoke with MMA Fighting...

While UFC President Dana White is on board with Conor McGregor’s plan to move up to lightweight and fight Rafael dos Anjos for the UFC lightweight championship in order to simultaneously hold the UFC featherweight and lightweight championship belts, Jose Aldo’s coach thinks McGregor should vacate the featherweight strap. McGregor will fight Rafael dos Anjos...

President Dana White was just as shocked as anyone by the 13 second knockout of Jose Aldo last year. The one-punch decisive strike sent ripples of warning to the LW and FW divisions that a force was to be recognized that night. White explained the sudden reaction to the Boston Herald‘s Jack Encarnacao: “Frank Fertitta is...

Former champ Chuck Liddell was spotted by TMZ reporters and had a few words on Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo leading up to the massive event. Conor McGregor ended the historic run of Jose Aldo at UFC 194. Not much talk about the length of absence in between Aldo’s fights may be a reason...

The man with the best view in the house at UFC events Big John McCarthy wasn’t always reffing the biggest events in history. He started a career in law enforcement back in the mid 80’s, Big John was with the LAPD for 8 years when McCarthy was awarded his Tactics & Self-Defense Instructor Certification by the...

At UFC 194 Conor McGregor defeated Jose Aldo via KO to claim the UFC featherweight championship. McGregor landed his signature left hand counter to put Aldo away, something Aldo’s coach believes was actually lucky. Following the bout there was much speculation as to whether or not Aldo would retire, and whether or not Conor McGregor...

After Conor McGregor KO’d Jose Aldo in the main event of UFC 194, many fans turned on the former champ, criticizing him while praising Conor McGregor. The way UFC lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos sees it, he doesn’t want those same fans cheering for him.

On Friday night Frankie Edgar defeated Chad Mendes via KO in the main event of the TUF 22 Finale to become the #1 contender at featherweight. Following the fight UFC President Dana White stated that no one can deny Frankie, and that he would get whatever he wanted in terms of a title shot. The...

A lot of discussion and criticism took place after UFC color commentator Joe Rogan was recorded talking about Jose Aldo at UFC 194. Rogan thought his mic was off and was heard talking about Aldo’s physique with a friend in the UFC’s production. Rogan was heard saying that Aldo looked soft and deflated, and discussed...

At UFC 194 this past Saturday Jose Aldo lost his UFC featherweight championship to Conor McGregor after being KO’d in 13 seconds. During the introductions, Joe Rogan accidentally left his microphone on, and a conversation between he and the production team was caught on tape. In the audio, you can hear Rogan calling Aldo soft...

At UFC 194 Jose Aldo was KO’d by Conor McGregor in just 13 seconds to lose the UFC featherweight championship, ending his 10 year unbeaten streak, and his nearly 5 year title reign in the UFC. After the bout, Aldo was understandably heartbroken backstage. During the fight, Joe Rogan left his mic on, and he...

At UFC 194 fight fans saw the reign of Jose Aldo end at the hands of Conor McGregor. The loss for Aldo was his first since 2005, and his first inside the Octagon. Following the loss, Jose Aldo’s head coach Andre Pederneiras released this letter via Facebook. I have a deep sense of loss at...

After Conor McGregor knocked out Jose Aldo at UFC 194, he scaled the Octagon to celebrate. In the footage you can see Aldo’s teammate, fellow UFC fighter Hacran Dias, yelling some things at McGregor which are inaudible. He spoke to Combate to reveal what he said: “I told him to fight me, that I would...

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